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tiamat
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago
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cannot copy files with filesCopyBatchV2

I am trying to copy some files from my `Camera Uploads` folder to another folder `Videos`   first I do   const { async_job_id } = await dropbox.filesCopyBatchV2({ entries, autoren...
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  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    6 years ago
    tiamat wrote:

    ...

    const { async_job_id } = await dropbox.filesCopyBatchV2({
      entries,
      autorename: false,
    });

    ... I get a response with a status of 409, statusText of "Conflict" and an error_summary of internal_error.

    ...

    Hi tiamat,

    Seems, someone (one or more) file with same name reside at destination already. 😉 If you are forbidding autorename, it's coming up as an error.

    Hope this helps.

Здравко's avatar
Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
6 years ago
tiamat wrote:

...

const { async_job_id } = await dropbox.filesCopyBatchV2({
      entries,
      autorename: false,
    });

... I get a response with a status of 409, statusText of "Conflict" and an error_summary of internal_error.

...

Hi tiamat,

Seems, someone (one or more) file with same name reside at destination already. 😉 If you are forbidding autorename, it's coming up as an error.

Hope this helps.

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